#craftster

[alexprime]

Came across pictures of a crochet Spock I made for a Craftster swap back in the day, damn near eighteen years ago! Really wish I'd kept him, but I've gotten much better at crocheting since then, so perhaps I'll remake him one day!

[thelonegunmenlive]

Some Lone Gunmen cuties made by Annie Cardella

[storerboughtcreations]

Nerdly the Fox. A pillow I made as a raffle prize in the Nerd Games on Craftster

[kittenstrinkets-blog]

I just learned that most shops use acrylic paint to color their fur? The seamstress and the artist in me are both kind of screaming right now because of how wrong that is, but I’m really tempted to try it because 1) dying non-natural fibers gives off serious fumes and I always worry for my cats’ health when I do it at home, and 2) if everyone else is doing it, can’t be seen as terrible.

Before I join them because no way can I beat them, here’s my mini rant on why acrylic paint is a terrible choice for this:

1) Acrylic paint is water soluble. Obvious big problem

2) Aside from some special mural techniques, costumes that will only be seen on stage and cheap t shirts, you *never* paint fabrics. You always dye them. 

3) Shouldn’t you treat faux fur fabric much more like hair than you would treat it like a shitty cotton t-shirt? For example, I try not to send my fur through the wash, and often use wig spray to detangle it

4) Paint will make the fur hard to some extent, and definitely won’t feel soft to the touch. I don’t care what people say, it’s just the truth. It also cracks and shrinks as it dries. 

5) Acrylic paint comes in a wiiiiiiiiide variety of qualities. Do I use my shitty wal mart acrylics on the fur or do I use my precious Dick Blicks? Lolol picturing myself using “burnt umber” on fur. (PS: Burnt umber is actually W’s favorite paint color. I read that in an interview xP)

6) THEY MAKE FABRIC PAINTS for all the exceptions I listed in 2. Why wouldn’t you at least use fabric paint and not acrylics? Just checked to make sure I’m not being stupid here, and even JOANNS sells spray fabric paint that does not appear to be acrylic in any way. I always assumed the top shops had re-engineered their airbrushers to take fabric paint, not that they’re spraying acrylic paint onto their ears. There are actually many kinds of specialized paint that exist for any number of applications, so using grade-school art class basic acrylic seems mindblowing to me.

7) Once again, acrylic paint is water soluble! I feel like I’m taking crazy pills here.

I’m really trying not to be a snob, and I get that paint can be expensive, dye can be expensive, and learning the proper techniques can be expensive. This just feels like when I found out most ears were made by gluing fur to cardboard without dealing with the raw edges. Please understand that these things go against everything I’ve been taught from childhood about crafts from both professionals and hobbyists who really loved and understood their craft. It’s a little mindblowing to find out a shop that sells out within minutes during their releases are using these techniques.

But anyways, like I said I can’t beat them, and luckily for me I have a million paint brushes, white faux fur, and a few dozen bottles of acrylic paints hanging around, so I’m going to be experimenting with this. 

Please please don’t let this be my one post that blows up and gets me a reputation for being a snob. If you have issues with my issues, please just talk to me. I promise that 90% of the time I’m not bitching and that if we talk I will be a nice person, even if we never agree. Thanks!

[dojore]

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[ladybuggirlcrafts]

Collecting rocks to make abandoned art for an art challenge on Craftster....living on an island, it’s easier for me to find clamshells to use instead of rocks!☀️🏄‍♀️🏊🏻‍♂️#ladybuggirlcrafts #rocks#clamshells #abandonedart#challenge#Craftster.org

[ladybuggirlcrafts]

An absolutely gorgeous patch made for me for a patch swap on Craftster! I love ladybugs and bumblebees and my partner included both in this patch! #Craftster#bestfriend#embroidery #embroideryart #ladybugs#bumblebees#flowers#gorgeous#patch

[vampiremochi]

Oh, such a plethora of cute stuff. #CommonRoom #crafts #craftstore #craftster #Tubbs #NekoAtsume #Riverdale #HarryPotter #scents (at Common Room - ATC)